Question 1

The common currency that was initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the

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A)  continental. 
B)  euro. 
C)  maastricht. 
D)  francmark. 
E)  freipence. 
A)  continental. 
B)  euro. 
C)  maastricht. 
D)  francmark. 
E)  freipence.

Question 2

What major economic challenges have plagued the West during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early twenty-first century?

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During the 1980s, the major economic cha

Question 3

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

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A)  Labour Party. 
B)  Conservative Party. 
C)  the Liberal Democrats. 
D)  Democratic Unionist Party. 
E)  Green Party. 
A)  Labour Party. 
B)  Conservative Party. 
C)  the Liberal Democrats. 
D)  Democratic Unionist Party. 
E)  Green Party.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front and Jorg Haider's Freedom Party

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Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front and J

Question 5

Talk about:
-perestroika and glasnost

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Perestroika and glasnost were key terms

Question 6

Talk about:
-Pan American flight 103

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Pan American Flight 103 was a regularly

Question 7

Talk about:
-Christian right

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The Christian right is a political and s

Question 8

Talk about:
-Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds

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Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds are three di

Question 9

Talk about:
-globalization and global economy

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Globalization refers to the interconnect

Question 10

Talk about:
-Iraq War

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The Iraq War, also known as the Second G

Question 11

Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

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A)  for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia. 
B)  negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C)  were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters. 
D)  agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E)  agreed to join the European Community. 
A)  for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia. 
B)  negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C)  were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters. 
D)  agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E)  agreed to join the European Community.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Persian Gulf War

Accepted Answer

The Persian Gulf War, also known as Oper

Question 13

A dramatic social development affecting the status and expectations of women in Western Europe since the 1960s has been

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A)  moves by conservative governments to pass legislation making it far more difficult for women to work outside the home. 
B)  the effective lobbying of the European Catholic churches to outlaw abortion and restrict the sale of contraceptives. 
C)  the collapse of European social welfare states under the burden of rapidly aging populations. 
D)  an increase in birth rates across Europe because of increasing prosperity and more leisure time. 
E)  a persistent decline in birth rates across Europe with Spain's becoming the lowest in the world. 
A)  moves by conservative governments to pass legislation making it far more difficult for women to work outside the home. 
B)  the effective lobbying of the European Catholic churches to outlaw abortion and restrict the sale of contraceptives. 
C)  the collapse of European social welfare states under the burden of rapidly aging populations. 
D)  an increase in birth rates across Europe because of increasing prosperity and more leisure time. 
E)  a persistent decline in birth rates across Europe with Spain's becoming the lowest in the world.

Exam 30: After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

The common currency that was initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the

What major economic challenges have plagued the West during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early twenty-first century?

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

Talk about: -Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front and Jorg Haider's Freedom Party

Talk about: -perestroika and glasnost

Talk about: -Pan American flight 103

Talk about: -Christian right

Talk about: -Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds

Talk about: -globalization and global economy

Talk about: -Iraq War

Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

Talk about: -Persian Gulf War

A dramatic social development affecting the status and expectations of women in Western Europe since the 1960s has been

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